Yet another storm.

[Grayfox54]

Once again a big storm blew through the Memphis area this afternoon. It hit about 5:30 this afternoon. Power is out to 121,000 this time. TV news showing lots of damage to trees and utility poles. Several people were trapped for hours when power lines fell on their cars. 

My power went out at 6:00pm,  just came back a few minutes ago. I had my generator running and did just fine. But I'm not gonna put it away until tomorrow. last time this happened, my power came back for a few hours and then went out again for another whole day. I'm not taking any chances. 

How's everybody else around Memphis doing? 

This crap is gettin' old. 

[Frog4aday]

Glad you are okay & you have a generator. Hopefully everyone else is fine, too. Losing power over & over again has me thinking it's time to budget for a generator purchase in the near future. 

[krunchnik]

I am in Lakeland and have been without power more in the last few months than in the almost 25 years we have lived here-

We procured a Generac 3600 watt about 3 years ago-never ran it for at least the first year after purchase-

Fast forward to 2023 and it has run more in the last couple of months than in the previous few years put together-

We have never been without power as much as this year-

And you're absolutely right about this becoming crap already-

We were without power twice yesterday and I am also not putting everything away till later-

 

Edited July 19, 2023 by krunchnik

[7thinning]

We were very fortunate and did not lose power except for a flicker last night.  Glad a had a generator the last go around and will be getting a bigger one soon.  Seems like power outages are becoming more common in our area.

[Grayfox54]

Yep, I've also run my generator more in the last few months than in all the years I've had it. I don't think MLG&W is keeping up proper maintenance on the lines or trimming trees. Seems like every time the wind blows, the power goes out.  

What gets me is that all the power lines in my neighborhood are underground. But it seems its fed from poles in the surrounding area. When my power goes out, the whole neighborhood goes dead. 

I generally give a power outage 3-4 hours before breaking out the generator. I'm afraid its not that uncommon to lose power for an hour or two around here.  But after that, you start risking the food in the fridge and freezer. So its time to fire it up. Its a PITA to drag that thing out and run a bunch of  extension cords. But what else can ya do? At least I do have a generator. many folks don't. 

Latest update: 85,000 still without power. Downed poles and trees plus dead traffic lights are causing serious traffic problems. Be careful out there. 

 

[Luckyforward]